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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Charles Fann wed while awaiting trial on liquor charges in Po tosi Missouri. The judge sentenced them to the state penitentiary at Jefferson City to spend their honeymoon in separate cells, with a first reunion planned for Christmas week.
Mayor J E Poole and Rev J M Branch will welcome the Southwest Georgia Baptist Association colored on its 55th session to Mt Olive Baptist Church in Americus Tuesday night The program lists devotions sermons by Rev T R Royal Cordele and Rev W M Stokes Smithville and a city welcome on behalf of Americus
A brief community gathering featured welcomes from church groups including the Baptists and other Christian churches, Lord's Tabernacle, Campbell Chapel, Mt Olive Baptist and sister churches. The program included responses, announcements, and a benediction amid fall season remarks and light humor about health and fashion.
The Times-Recorder urges readers to participate in the $10,000 "Everybody Wins Something" prize election. It frames two days left to vote and urges action with bold odds, urging ambition and financial use to gain early advantage before the opportunity ends.
Classified notice items list rental and sale opportunities including a well improved ten horse farm workable for subdivision into two four horse and one two-horse units. Also mentions upstairs unfurnished apartment at 140 Lee Street with private bath and entrance, a grain stock ad for Royster Guano, watch repair and diamond services by R S Broadhurst, and sale of Texas rust proof oats. Calls for inquiries to P O Box 429 and phone reference 99.
For sale a completely renovated seven room house at 521 Hancock Avenue. Contact U. H. Davenport in Athens Georgia. 1961.
District No 1 includes residents within Americas city limits with prizes and two or more autos to be awarded among active candidates. Names listed include Mrs CBeeeee Clark 371,200 Miss Louie Chapman 2.0.s20ea-0c-c0ccsceesovessen-392,500 Mies Chal Hart 334,900 Miss Louise Purvis 360,100 and Whine Punt Jopinson 366,600 plus others among districts.
District Two includes Sumter and adjoining counties outside the city. The page lists numerous candidates with their residences Americus Buena Vista Ellaville Plains Smithville Richland Oglethorpe and others, along with prize amounts for active candidates.
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